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Interesting Links for 03-09-2014
Sep. 5th, 2014 06:00 pm- Teenagers hack ATM by bothering to read the instructions
Google instructions. See if they've changed the default passcode. Don't steal money, just set the welcome screen to say it's been hacked, and tell the bank. Realise you're late for your next school lesson…
- A PSA About Nude Photos
'*Tasers you* *steals your shoes* SHOULDN’T WEAR SHOES BRO' Well put. It's theft. But because its of women, and because there's a sexual/titillation element, the victim blaming suddenly appears.
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Interesting Links for 27-06-2014
Sep. 2nd, 2014 10:00 pm- Fairly in depth piece on the phone hacking trial
and on the power that comes from throwing a *lot* of money at legal representation
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Interesting Links for 25-11-2013
Nov. 25th, 2013 04:00 pm- The cutesification of everything makes me want to strangle an elf
'how many sleeps until Christmas? I should warn you that if you answered with a number – any number at all – then you're dead to me'
- One Woman's Dangerous War Against the Most Hated Man on the Internet
Fighting the Revenge Porn sites.
- The Neuroscientist Who Discovered He Was a Psychopath | Surprising Science
Now I want a scan...
- Breeds of metal brethren - Imgur
Amusing. But how about the breeds of metal sistren? Or drawings of both for each category?
- DC Noir | henriksahlstrom
Batman & some of his villians, with added Noir.
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Interesting Links for 04-11-2013
Nov. 4th, 2013 04:00 pm- BBC News - 'Notebooks went missing' amid phone-hacking probe
Surely Danny Boy knows better than to leave his Broadsword out back by the bins?
Interesting Links for 31-10-2013
Oct. 31st, 2013 04:00 pm- BBC News - Press regulation: Papers lose Privy Council injunction bid
'two judges refused them an injunction and said there were no grounds for a judicial review;
- Phone-hacking trial: three ex-News of the World staff plead guilty | UK news | theguardian.com
One of the major parts of the case appears to be Brooks and others running around hiding information about their awareness and support of the hacking.
- Russell, choosing to vote is the most British kind of revolution there is
'Robert Webb tells Russell Brand: your essay has made me rejoin the Labour party.'
- ISO 3103 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
a standardized method for brewing tea
- Robot Hugs - Body Policing Police
"You and your cunt have a nice night now, ma'am." Potentially NSFW subject, but nothing explicit actually shown.
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Interesting Links for 04-07-2013
Jul. 4th, 2013 05:00 pm- BBC News - Rupert Murdoch secret tapes: News Corp defends head
He says "It's the biggest inquiry ever, over next to nothing.", News Corp says ""Rupert Murdoch has shown understandable empathy with the staff and families affected". Yeah...
- BBC News - Shielding Commonwealth war graves from the ravages of time
- Why Rupert Murdoch tape was leaked - tearful journalists were angry | Media | guardian.co.uk
- The Danger in Demonizing Male Sexuality — The Good Men Project
'From the get-go, we are teaching our kids to fear male sexuality, and to repress female sexuality.'
- BBC News - Political parties shelve funding reform talks
"Labour would not move on trade union funding, while the Conservatives would not make concessions on big donations" Liberal Democrats stood in front of a small china pig and growled at anyone who came near.
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Interesting Links for 22-03-2013
Mar. 22nd, 2013 04:00 pm- Labour abstention on workfare bill prompts party infighting
Quite why Labour is helping the government cover their arse with retroactive legislation to make the illegal become legal, I'm not sure.
- MPs profits on taxpayer-funded second homes stay secret for now - Telegraph
'Profits made by scores of MPs on their taxpayer-funded second homes have not been published after a legal challenge' (which sources believe was paid for by a millionaire potential Tory leadership candidate.
- Planning minister’s war on the countryside - Telegraph
'Property developers have been privately promised that planning laws will be liberalised again within weeks to allow them to begin a house-building boom backed by this week’s Budget.'
- Twitter to fight hacking by boosting login security | Technology | guardian.co.uk
'firm to introduce 'two-factor authentication' system'
- Apple introducing extra protection against hackers | Technology | guardian.co.uk
'Two-factor authentication for iCloud and other services aims to help guard against hackers trying to access peoples' accounts'
- Why It's So Annoying to Overhear Someone's Cellphone Conversation
Because it's a puzzle you can't solve, and thus can't ignore.
- Trans woman commits suicide after being bullied by the Daily Mail » Zinnia Jones
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Interesting Links for 19-02-2013
Feb. 19th, 2013 04:00 pm- A sensational breakthrough: the first bionic hand that can feel - News - Gadgets & Tech - The Independent
- Burger King's Twitter Account Hacked (And Switched To McDonald's)
'“Just got sold to McDonalds because the whopper flopped =[“ Someone's having a bad day over at BK HQ. Still going after nearly an hour.'
- HowStuffWorks "What's so important about the Code of Hammurabi?"
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, a couple of hundred years before Moses came up with that idea.
- BBC News - RSPB Ham Wall 'slime' baffles experts
'Scientists at a nature reserve in Somerset have been baffled by a jelly-like slime which has appeared in a number of locations at the site.'
Interesting Links for 17-01-2013
Jan. 17th, 2013 04:00 pm- Meet the Sandy Hook truthers - Salon.com
'Theorists think they've found “absolute proof” that Newtown was a hoax.'
- This man helped save six children, is now getting harassed for it - Salon.com
'Gene Rosen sheltered six kids during the Sandy Hook massacre. Now he's become a target of conspiracy theorists'
- Cat Map | PUBCATS | yep, cats in pubs
A map of the nearest pubs to you that have cats in 'em
- Upside-Down-Ternet
'My neighbours are stealing my wireless internet access. I could encrypt it or alternately I could have fun.'
- Police demand DNA samples from gay men
'Men convicted of victimless homosexual offences three decades ago are threatened with arrest if they refuse to provide samples for the national DNA database.'
- Another Java zero-day vulnerability apparently available - The H Security: News and Features
- Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal — 'Assume no air resistance'
'… so everbody's dead?' (Dave)
- The Second Amendment was Ratified to Preserve Slavery
'to preserve the slave patrol militias in the southern states, which was necessary to get Virginia's vote. Founders Patrick Henry, George Mason, and James Madison were totally clear on that . . . and we all should be too.'
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Interesting Links for 09-01-2013
Jan. 9th, 2013 04:00 pm- Tethercell magically turns AA batteries into Bluetooth devices | CES 2013: Gadgets - CNET Blogs
Letting you control the batteries through your phone
- The Japanese cat that holds the clues to an internet prankster | Fruzsina Eordogh | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
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Interesting Links for 26-09-2012
Sep. 26th, 2012 05:00 pm- Rush Limbaugh: Feminism shrinks penises - Salon.com
'the average size of [a male's] member is 10 percent smaller than 50 years — it has to be the feminazis, the chickification and everything else.'
- Future Projects - Angus Reid
'This project, built around the poem Call for a Constitution, stems from a personal quest to initiate a discussion around a constitution for Scotland.'
- Global Bacon Shortage 'Unavoidable' Next Year, Says U.K.'s National Pig Association
'With pork costs rising, Great Britain is facing a bacon and sausage shortage as pig farmers cut back on herd size. But the problem may soon become global.'
- Rick Perry Blames Satan For Separation Of Church And State | TPMMuckraker
'Rick Perry shared his thoughts on the origins of the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state. Rather than tracing the idea to the nation’s founders, Perry warned of a more nefarious source: Satan.'
- Clegg hints at split with Tories on Leveson - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
'Nick Clegg privately told members of the Hacked Off campaign group, including the comedian Steve Coogan, that there was nothing in the Coalition Agreement that prevented him from taking a different position on press regulation from the Conservatives.'
- Google Seaview
Rather awesome google 'streetview' of a coral reef.
- Outrage at CIA's deadly 'double tap' drone attacks - Americas - World - The Independent
'initial strikes are now followed up by further missiles in a tactic which lawyers and campaigners say is killing an even greater number of civilians. The tactic has cast such a shadow of fear over strike zones that rescuers often wait for hours before daring to visit the scene of an attack.'
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Interesting Links for 29-08-2012
Aug. 29th, 2012 05:00 pm- Mars Panorama - Curiosity rover: Martian solar day 2
360 degree panorama on Mars. Little green men not yet spotted, must be hiding under the rover.
- New Statesman - The Sun's interview with violinist Nicola Benedetti was a masterclass in sexism
I've read the article itself and the the level of sexism just makes you want to weep. Read article via Andrew Ducker, this via Jennie Pink
- Archive Binge
'Have you ever found an interesting looking webcomic, looked at the archive, and thought: "I can't start reading this! There are hundreds of strips to catch up on!"' This tool makes custom RSS feeds for comics, allowing you to read a given number of pages a day, letting you get up to date quickly without spending hours long reading sessions.
- Former Times journalist arrested by police investigating computer hacking | UK news | guardian.co.uk
'Arrest of Patrick Foster understood to be related to unmasking of NightJack blogger by the Times in 2009'
Interesting Links for 09-08-2012
Aug. 9th, 2012 05:00 pm- How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
The way accounts are often chained together along with security policies designed more around letting stupid people access their stuff after losing their details than keeping out hackers means that wow, you can lose a lot, very quickly. Some or all of the security holes may have been fixed, going by the titles of the related stories at the bottom of the page on this.
- Amazon Quietly Closes Security Hole After Journalist's Devastating Hack | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
Amazon changed its customer privacy policies on Monday, closing security gaps that were exploited in the identity hacking of Wired reporter Mat Honan on Friday.
- Apple Confirms It Has Suspended Over-the-Phone AppleID Password Resets | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
- How Not to Become Mat Honan: A Short Primer on Online Security | Threat Level | Wired.com
Interesting Links for 04-05-2012
May. 4th, 2012 05:00 pm- Warren Ellis » GUEST INFORMANT: Anonymous
- The Alpha Parent: Sexism and the Early Learning Centre
- Holy crap, these bees will DRINK TEARS FROM YOUR EYES
'Closing the eye did not necessarily dislodge bees but some continued to suck at the slit.' (Warning, contains images of bees drinking from open human eyes)
- DEA apologizes to student left in cell | UTSanDiego.com
'engineering student accidentally left in a holding cell without food or water for five days'
- Microsoft drops DVD support from Windows 8 | bit-tech.net
'Windows Media Centre will be a paid-for add-on - and mandatory if users want DVD playback support.' (Well, mandatory as in you'll need it *or* some other specific playback program.)
- It's Time to Give Digital Rights Management the Boot | PCWorld
'Today is the Free Software Foundation's Day Against DRM'
- Linux Format censored over 'Learn to Hack' feature | bit-tech.net
'A controversial hacking how-to in the last issue of Future's Linux Format has led to the magazine being pulled from the shelves of US bookselling giant Barnes & Noble.'
- Learn to Hack | TuxRadar Linux
Essential disclaimer: Hacking is bad/illegal Mmmmmkay? If it's not your computer and you're doing bad stuff, anyway. 'There are two rules of computer security: one – don’t buy a computer; and two – if you have to buy a computer, don’t turn it on. If you break these rules then you’ll be opening yourself up to potential problems. No system is 100% safe from hackers, but by following a few simple steps you can make yours much harder for intruders to attack.'
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Interesting Links for 06-12-2011
Dec. 6th, 2011 04:00 pm- The Muppets Are Communist, Fox Business Network Says - The Huffington Post
'Last week, on the network's "Follow the Money" program, host Eric Bolling went McCarthy on the new, Disney-released film, "The Muppets," insisting that its storyline featuring an evil oil baron made it the latest example of Hollywood's so-called liberal agenda.'
- AFP: Russian bloggers fume over pre-election cyber attacks
'"It's very easy to figure out that Russia is having elections tomorrow: Livejournal is down," wrote Nadia Ivanova.'
- News Desk: Russian Elections: Faking It : The New Yorker
Interesting account from a journalist at a Russian polling station count.
